A "One-Two Punch" Leading to Hepatitis C Seroconversion | Zendy

Ellen H. Nagami | Zendy; A. Y. Kim | Zendy; Christopher Birch | Zendy; Melinda J. Bowen | Zendy; Barbara McGovern | Zendy

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A "One-Two Punch" Leading to Hepatitis C Seroconversion

Author(s) -

Ellen H. Nagami,

A. Y. Kim,

Christopher Birch,

Melinda J. Bowen,

Barbara McGovern

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciq159

Subject(s) - medicine , seroconversion , prison , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis a virus , virology , population , hepatitis c , hepatitis , infection control , immunology , acute hepatitis , virus , intensive care medicine , environmental health , archaeology , history

We report a case of acute hepatitis C virus infection that occurred after a traumatic altercation among prison inmates. This report has significant implications for infection control policies and procedures in prisons and jails, where the estimated prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection is ∼20 times that of the general population.

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